Tanandtoni
We googled “new year resolutions” and got 26,600,000 results. 10 tips, 5 ways….lose weight, stop smoking, start exercising…it’s all covered. This post isn’t going to do that. Here’s what we have learned this year. One word that can improve all of our lives immediately: communication. The ancient story of the Tower of Babel offers one [...]
In astronomy, the seasons move in celestial cycles. As the earth rotates around the sun, it also spins on its own axis, which tilts towards the plane of its rotation (about 23.5 degrees). The northern hemisphere receives less direct sunlight. Days of less & less light, moving towards the rebirth of winter and a new [...]
We’re excited about introducing Shaolin Animal Kung fu techniques into our TanDao videos. We begin with the Crane. Starting with the basic TanDao Crane Kung Fu exercise to provide a foundation, we move into Crane Head Power Strikes found in Hung Gar, White Crane kung fu and also in Okinawan styles like Goju and Uechi [...]
Zen found its way into the Japanese culture by way of the Shaolin monks, who learned Zen (Chan in Chinese) and Kung Fu from Bodhidharma. In Zen Buddhism there are little glimpses of enlightenment (called kensho) that come to us from the seemingly mundane world. You’ve probably heard it expressed as a “zen moment” — [...]
We packed our gear and trekked out to the ocean to film. In November, there is an absence of man made color and sound on the beach. No striped umbrellas or blankets dot the landscape. No faint echo of kids laughing or music playing remain. The tide has rolled in and taken the last of [...]
